Found £10 (half)

tom.senex · 5 January 2010 at 10:28PM

Thanks, have looked at the BoE form. They ask about how the note got damaged and what happened to the missing part.
What you think I should say?

savingmummy · 5 January 2010 at 10:49PM

The truth, you found it in your sofa

lol!

JAG · 5 January 2010 at 10:57PM

Would you only get £5 back from the BoE since you only have 50% of a £10 note? :rotfl:

Stryder · 6 January 2010 at 1:59AM

Jag.... No

Snakeeyes21 · 6 January 2010 at 2:14AM

I don't believe theres actually a claim form for this

ghanagirl · 6 January 2010 at 2:17AM

say you got in a 50% OFF christmas sale. only joking

just say that it was an xmas gift in a card and it got torn in half with others when your son/ daughter (bloody kids) :rolleyes: opened the card and that you had both halves but one half must have been throw out with the wrapping paper for recycling (no chance of the other end turning up).

ghanagirl · 6 January 2010 at 2:19AM

Snakeeyes21 wrote: »

I don't believe theres actually a claim form for this

Wrong

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/damaged_banknotes.htm

Snakeeyes21 · 6 January 2010 at 2:23AM

lol, I meant I dont believe it as in Im amazed that there is actually a form for it

mrcol1000 · 6 January 2010 at 8:41AM

Why lie? Why not just tell them the truth? They don't seem that bothered about how its damaged just being able to identify the note.

General Information
The Bank of England’s Mutilated Note service exists to reimburse members of the public with the face value of any damaged, mutilated or contaminated Bank of England notes, providing there are sufficient fragments or remains. As a general rule there should be evidence of at least half a note. The Bank currently receives around 35,000 individual applications per year, totaling around £40 million. Despite the high volumes the majority of claims are assessed within a few days.
The list of ways in which notes become damaged is almost endless – from those accidentally put through a washing machine to those chewed by the family pet. Notes hidden for safe keeping can often be overlooked. Those concealed in places such as ovens or microwaves run the risk of burning whilst notes hidden under floorboards or in gardens become damp and eventually decay.